Nausithoe rubra Vanhöffen, 1902
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Family:  Nausithoidae ()
Max. size:  1.5 cm WD (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 220 m
Distribution:  Eastern Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean.
Diagnosis:  1.5 cm wide; central disk with large pits; lappets short, pointed; gastric cirri arise separately, not in clusters; eight large gomads, horse-shoeshaped, with the concavity in wards; no ocelli. Color red.
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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